CORONAVIRUS: Last days on "Floating Wuhan"
Japan is battling the largest novel coronavirus outbreak outside mainland China. Passengers on what has been dubbed "Flo...
read moreNew CEO ready to turn around Nissan
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida vows to turn the company around at an extraordinary shareholders meeting.
read moreLawson's first cash register-free store
Convenience store giant Lawson will open a store this month with no cash registers, and plans to more in the Tokyo area ...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: 35 cruise ship passengers to be transferred
35 passengers from the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess infected with coronavirus will be transferred to a hospi...
read moreWarner Bros. eyeing Harry Potter Studio in Tokyo
Warner Brothers hopes to open a Harry Potter Studio in Tokyo after a famous amusement park closes.
read moreCashless payment at Japan's post offices
Cashless payment is accepted for the first time at post offices in Japan, starting with 65 branches. Japan Post plans to...
read moreArrest warrants for Ghosn and 3 Americans
Tokyo district prosecutors obtain arrest warrants for former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn and 3 U.S. citizens who ...
read moreConveyor belt sushi for foreigners
A conveyor belt sushi shop targeting foreigners opens in Tokyo.
read moreGhosn's trial in Japan virtually stops
Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's trial in Japan has virtually stopped after the defendant fled to Lebanon, and two ...
read moreBoat commuting in Tokyo
A boat-commuting experiment is carried out in Tokyo in hopes to ease train congestion.
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